physical medicine

physical medicine

[′fiz·ə·kəl ′med·ə·sən]

(medicine)

A consultative, diagnostic, and therapeutic medical specialty, coordinating and integrating the use of physical and occupational therapy and physical reconditioning in the professional management of the diseased and injured.

The study reported that starting in 2005, fewer workers received physical medicine services provided by hospitals after a 27 percent decrease in the average payment per such service from 2004/2005 to 2007/2008 due to the fee schedule regulations.

based WCRI reported that the combination of lower prices paid, but higher utilization, especially for physical medicine, drove Pennsylvania's typical ranking for medical payments per claim compared to the 14 other study states, based on claims with 12 months of experience and greater than seven days of lost time.

Micheo (physical medicine and rehabilitation and sport medicine) offers a reference for physical medicine and rehabilitation clinicians, residents, and specialists on 107 topics related to common musculoskeletal, sports, and occupational injuries, from Achilles tendinopathy to whiplash.

Hall, who brings an advantageous combination of physical medicine and rehabilitation, and workers' compensation claims management, will help Progressive Medical continue to revolutionize the way claims are analyzed with a total cost approach.

News & World Report - the independent news organization that rates academic institutions, hospitals and other services vital to consumer health and well-being - announced today that the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) is once again the country's best hospital for physical medicine and rehabilitation.

and Friedman, a pain management physician, provide a reference to the core information in physical medicine and rehabilitation needed by physical medicine and rehabilitation residents, physiatrists, and physicians in other specialties treating rehabilitation patients.

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